Bismark
In the Norwegian Campaign of 1940 the Gladiators of 263 Sqn and the Hurricanes of 46 Sqn landed successfully on HMS Glorious (despite never having done a Deck Landing before) and despite a day of almost continuous combat. The Carrier Captain elected to proceed with a fast (no flying) passage to the UK as a result of which no warning was received of the Proximity of the German Battlecruiser "Scharnhorst" which proceeded to bombard and sink HMS Glorious. Only 2 Pilots from 46 Sqn survived the sinking - none were saved from 263 Sqn.